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Our People

HÂþ»­'s Psychology and Neuroscience faculty are experts in a number of distinct, but complementary, research areas and have a strong commitment to integrating their research interests into their training and teaching.

Our clear strengths are in training knowledge creators in the science of the mind, brain, and behaviour and excellent clinicians who apply this knowledge. These strengths and this approach attract strong graduate students, who contribute significantly to a thriving research environment.

We also educate many undergraduate students who benefit from our strong and diverse faculty and also from a departmental mindset to not just teach the facts, but to educate students in how to think critically and analytically about scientific issues.

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Aaron Newman, Chair

aaron.newman@dal.ca
(902) 494-1911
LSC 3325

Neuroimaging, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Language, Reading Development, Second Language Acquisition, Data Science

Shelley Adamo, Graduate Program Coordinator

shelley.adamo@dal.ca
(902) 494-8853
LSCÌý 3324

Invertebrate behavioural physiology,ÌýComparative psychoneuroimmunology,ÌýEcoimmunology,Ìýcephalopod behaviour

Julie Blais

julie.blais@dal.ca
LSC 3336

Risk assessment, risk communication, psychopathy, personality, political psychology

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In Memoriam: Sean Barrett

Addiction, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology

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Janusz Borycz

jborycz@dal.ca
(902) 494-8826
LSC 2539

Neurotransmitters and their transporters – cellular and molecular mechanisms investigated using invertebrate and vertebrate models. Currently mostly focused on histamine (photoreceptor neurotransmitter) recycling in the eye of Drosophila.

Richard Brown, Professor Emeritus

richard.brown@dal.ca
(902) 494-3647
LSCÌý 3335

Behavioural endocrinology,ÌýDevelopmental psychobiology,ÌýDrugs and behaviour,ÌýBehaviour of transgenic and mutant mice,ÌýDevelopment,ÌýAnimal behaviour,ÌýMemory

Lucia Caceres

Lucia.Caceres@dal.ca
LSC 2321

Developmental Neuroscience, Neuro-glial communication, Cellular mechanisms, Neuromuscular functions, Vertebrate and invertebrate neurobiology

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Christine Chambers
Joint Appointment, Pediatrics

christine.chambers@dal.ca
(902) 470-8877
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Health psychology, pain in children and their families, social media, knowledge translation, patient engagement

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John Christie

john.christie@dal.ca
(902) 494-4573
LSC Ìý2519

Attention,ÌýMemory,ÌýLearning

Penny Corkum

penny.corkum@dal.ca
(902) 494-5177
LSC 2521

Clinical psychology,ÌýSleep and childhood psychopathology,ÌýPsycho-social interventions,ÌýSchool psychology, Health

Nathan Crowder

nathan.crowder@dal.ca
(902) 494-6025
LSC 3337

Neuroscience,ÌýVision, Electrophysiology, Optogenetics, Development, Neuroanatomy, Psychophysics

HélèneÌýDeacon

helene.deacon@dal.ca
(902) 494-3229
LSC 2335

Reading and spelling development, Bilingualism, Reading difficulties

Kevin Duffy

kevin.duffy@dal.ca
(902) 494-3944
LSC 2338

Development,ÌýNeuroscience,ÌýVision impairment,ÌýCellular mechanisms,Neuroplasticity

Gail Eskes
Joint Appointment, Psychiatry

gail.eskes@dal.ca
(902) 494-4032
LSC 2336

Cognitive impairment,ÌýDementia,ÌýExecutive functioning,ÌýMemory,Neuroplasticity,ÌýNeuropsychology,ÌýRehabilitation,ÌýWorking memory


Tamara Franklin

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(902) 494-2923
LSC 2526

Neuroscience, epigenetics, in vivo electrophysiology, animal behaviour, neuroconnectivity, sociability

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Simon Gadbois

simon.gadbois@dal.caÌý
(902) 494-8848
LSC 3326

Animal behaviour,ÌýNeuroscience,ÌýOlfactory processing,ÌýLearning,ÌýBehavioural endocrinology,ÌýCanids,ÌýReptiles

Sophie Jacques

sophie.jacques@dal.ca
(902) 494-8055
LSC 2531

Development,ÌýCognitive psychology,ÌýSelf-control,ÌýSocio-cognitive development,ÌýSocio-emotional development,ÌýCognitive development

Shannon Johnson, Director of Clinical Training

shannon.johnson@dal.ca
(902) 494-4504
LSC 2536

Development,ÌýCognition,ÌýSocial cognition,ÌýTypical and atypical development,ÌýAutism spectrum,ÌýCognitive neuropsychology,ÌýClinical psychology
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Tim Juckes

tjuckes@dal.ca
(902) 494-1855
LSC Ìý3320

Sociopsychology,ÌýHistory of psychology,ÌýScientific writing,ÌýSocial influence

Raymond Klein, Professor Emeritus

ray.klein@dal.ca
(902) 494-6551
LSC 3356

Attention,ÌýPerception, Cognitive neuroscience,ÌýApplied cognitive psychology

Kevin LeBlanc

Kevin.LeBlanc@dal.ca
LSC 5219

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Sean Mackinnon

mackinnon.sean@dal.ca
(902) 494-3385
LSC 2540

Personality, multivariate statistics, alcohol, well-being, relationships

Ian Meinertzhagen, Professor Emeritus

i.a.meinertzhagen@dal.ca
(902) 494-2131
LSC 2388

Development,ÌýNeuroscience,Ìý3-D visualization and reconstruction,Invertebrate neurobiology,ÌýSynaptic fine structure,ÌýElectron microscopy,Connectomics

Donald Mitchell, Professor Emeritus

d.e.mitchell@dal.ca
(902) 494-6419
LSC 3269

Development, neuroscience, behavioural methods, sensory systems neuroscience, stereoscopic vision, visual disorders, visual development, amblyopia

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Chris Moore

chris.moore@dal.ca
(902) 494-3540
LSC 3321

Development

Libby Myles


libby.myles@dal.ca

Gut microbiome and probiotics, Diet and probiotic interactions, Neuroendocrine system effects, Developmental programming, Metabolic and mental health

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Alissa Pencer

alissa.pencer@dal.ca
(902) 494-4466
LSC 2538

Emerging adults, Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Early interventions for severe mental illness,ÌýFirst episode psychosis,ÌýAnxiety disorders,ÌýAddictions

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Tara Perrot

tara.perrot@dal.ca
LSC 2535

Neuroscience,ÌýDevelopment,ÌýEpigenetics,ÌýBehavioural endocrinology,ÌýAdolescence,ÌýStress,ÌýPrenatal stress,ÌýSex differences

Leslie Phillmore

leslie.phillmore@dal.ca
(902) 494-2794
LSC 3338

Learning,ÌýMemory,ÌýSongbirds,ÌýPerception,ÌýNeurogenesis,Neuroplasticity,ÌýSeasonality

Natalie Rosen, Associate Director of Clinical Training

Natalie.Rosen@dal.ca
(902) 494-4044
LSC 3339

Clinical psychology,ÌýHealth psychology,ÌýHuman sexuality,ÌýPain

Meghan Rossi

meghan.rossi@dal.ca
(902) 494-2262
LSC 2325

Clinical psychology, Sexuality and close relationships, Pain, Sexual function/dysfunction, Medically assisted reproduction, Acute and chronic conditions (oncology, cardiac health, infertility)

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Simon Sherry

simon.sherry@dal.ca
(902) 494-7719Ìý
LSC 2537

Clinical psychology, depression, personality, perfectionism, psychopathology, suicide, eating disorders

Erin Sparks, Undergraduate Program Coordinator

Erin.Sparks@dal.ca
LSC 2524

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Jennifer Stamp

jennifer.stamp@dal.ca
(902) 494-3432
LSC 2533

Addiction,ÌýNeuroscience,ÌýSteroid hormones and behaviour,ÌýStress


Leanne Stevens

leanne.stevens@dal.ca


Sherry Stewart
Joint Appointment, Psychiatry

sherry.stewart@dal.ca
(902) 494-4546
LSC 2530

Addictions,ÌýAnxiety disorders,ÌýComorbidity,ÌýTreatment matching,Problem gambling,ÌýAlcohol abuse,ÌýPersonality,ÌýSubstance use motives


Natalie Stratton

natalie.stratton@dal.ca
LSC 2524

Sexual function/dysfunction, sexual and mental health interventions, mood disorders, anxiety and anxiety-reated disorders, borderline personality disorder, clinical psychology and health psychology

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Tracy Taylor-Helmick

tracy.taylor-helmick@dal.ca
(902) 494-3001
LSC 2529

Memory,ÌýIntentional forgetting,ÌýDirected forgetting,ÌýMnemonics,Cognition

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Rebecca Tucker

Rebecca.Tucker@dal.ca
LSC 2330

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Drew Weatherhead

drew.weatherhead@dal.ca
LSC 2337

Language acquisition, sociolinguistics, social cognition, cognitive development, infancy

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Ian Weaver

ian.weaver@dal.ca
Office: (902) 494-1133
Lab: (902) 494-1088
LSC 3340

Neurobehavioural epigenetic mechanisms,ÌýEarly life experience,Steroid hormone function,ÌýDNA and chromatin modification,ÌýProgramming of gene expression,ÌýCortical development,ÌýEndocrine and behavioural stress responses,ÌýPharmacological interventions,ÌýPsycho-social interventions

Igor Yakovenko

Igor.Yakovenko@dal.ca
(902) 494-1074
LSC 3319

Change determinants across addictive behaviours, Transdiagnostic addiction and comorbidity, Cannabis use and disordered gambling, Online substance use interventions

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